Failure as Flavor

I set out to ferment weaver ants using koji and a rice cooker for the very first time in my life -

and of course, I failed. But what really is failure? If flavour is something that builds over time to

develop into something exquisite and joyful, isn't failure in some way the very same? This

journal documents my failure with each passing day and connects this idea of flavour and

failure as something integral to the entire process of learning and trying something new.

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